The circular economy playbook

The circular economy playbook, episode 21: Unlocking the huge economic potential for recommerce businesses with Visa and Barclaycard Payments

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:14:29 GMT

In this episode, Ali and Graeme interview guests Alessandro Figueroa, head of SMB business for commercial solutions at Visa Europe and Linda Weston, managing director, head of commercial issuing at Barclaycard Payments about the vast economic opportunities for circular “recommerce” business models.

They discuss both Visa's and Barclaycard’s research measuring the significant and ever growing contribution of recommerce businesses – such as resale, reuse, repair and rental businesses – to the economy; and how businesses are already measuring the fiscal benefits of switching to recommerce revenue streams to meet consumer demand.

They also outline the role that payment providers and card issuers can play in supporting circular recommerce businesses to thrive in a changing world, with shifting consumer demands and wider motivations around sustainability, and their role in making people’s experience of recommerce shopping smooth and frictionless.

Resources mentioned throughout the episode:

Visa - Recommerce hub

Barclaycard Payments research – Recommerce Revolution

Repair Week – 130+ events taking place across London from 11-17 March

Fat Llama – Rent (almost) anything

Library of Things – Borrow useful Things for your home

Bundlee – Rent baby and toddler clothes

The Seam – Care and repair services for clothing and accessories

Splendid Stitches – Clothes repair service

EON – Track your clothing or product’s lifecycle with a digital passport

Again - Making reusable packaging as affordable, accessible and scalable as single use

Back Market - Global marketplace for refurbished devices

Vinted - Online marketplace for buying, selling and exchanging new or second-hand items, mainly clothing and accessories

Loma – Second-hand and rental site aggregator

Twice – Sell, rent and resell circular commerce marketplace

Decathlon – Free Bike Health Check Repair Week workshop at various London stores

SOJO – Door-to-door clothing alterations and repairs

REWORK – White goods refurbishment project in Wandsworth

Correction: Alessandro Figueroa is head of SMB business for commercial solutions at Visa Europe, not head of strategy and B2B partnerships as stated in the intro.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 20: Giving new life to textile waste with Nish Parekh

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:14:25 GMT

In this episode, Ali and Rachel interview guest Nish Parkekh, co-founder of KAPDAA – The Offcut Company. KAPDAA creates unique, sustainable products from the beautiful offcuts and excess materials generated by fashion and interior designers, textile weavers and mills.

Ali and Nish discuss how KAPDAA navigates the technical challenges of fibre-to-fibre processing, why the brand is diversifying into other parts of the supply chain to collect post-consumer waste, and why it's crucial that we develop the infrastructure and technology required to deal with our end-of-life textile processing here in the UK.

Resources mentioned throughout the episode:

Case study: KAPDAA – The Offcut Company: Giving new life to textile waste

Report: Citizen Insights: Clothing Longevity and Circular Business Models Receptivity in the UK

NUW: Swap platform for pre-loved clothing

GOOD: Circular, pre-loved fashion clothing

Love Not Landfill: ReLondon campaign to encourage fast fashion fans to buy second-hand, swap, recycle and give to charity

Love Not Landfill: Pre-loved charity fashion pop-up shop, with collections from Cancer Research, FARA, Shelter and HURR Collective, from 29th June - 2nd July 2023, Angel Central, 21 Parkfield Street, London N1 0PS

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The circular economy playbook, episode 19: Growing the circular economy workforce with Sarah Mukherjee MBE

Tue, 30 May 2023 11:02:58 GMT

In this episode, Ali and Wayne interview Sarah Mukherjee MBE, CEO of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, known more simply as IEMA. IEMA is a global membership body for sustainability professionals, helping connect business and individuals across multiple industries, sectors and borders to make the world greener.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 18: Mending our economy through repair with Make Mee Studio, ReVivo and Manchester Bike Kitchen

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:19:57 GMT

In this episode for Repair Week 2023, Ali and Rebecca interview three special guests championing the repair movement in different ways: Jaime Greenly from Make Mee Studio; Tandi Tuakli from ReVivo, the reuse and repair arm of footwear brand VivoBarefoot; and Andy Hilton from Manchester Bike Kitchen.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 17: Reclaiming luxury's social impact with Marie Cudennec Carlisle

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:04:35 GMT

In this episode, Ali and Sarah chat with Marie Cudennec Carlisle, CEO and co-founder of social enterprise Goldfinger.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 16: Breaking the cycle of exclusivity with Philip Dobson

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:57:49 GMT

In this episode, Ali and Antony chat with Philip Dobson, founder of social enterprise upCYCLE.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 15: Sustaining steel reuse with Roy Fishwick

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:22:44 GMT

In this episode Ali and Andrea speak to Roy Fishwick, managing director of Cleveland Steel & Tubes Ltd. Having worked in construction for over 30 years, Roy has been at the forefront of championing for a sustainable and transformational shift in the industry, from innovation and problem solving, to legislative change. Ali and Roy discuss the challenges of sourcing reuse material and the barriers to normalising its reuse in the built environment, and how the UK is leading the way in creating circular economy practice across the construction sector, narrowing the gap between assumption and acceptance of reclaimed materials.

For more information on circular construction, check out CIRCuIT, a collaborative project between ReLondon, and partners in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Vaanta looking at how cities can drive a more systemic shift to more circular construction approaches.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 14: Bringing the refill store to your door with Ella Shone

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:02:51 GMT

In this episode Ali and Jean speak to Ella Shone, founder of plastic-free grocery shopping and refill service Topup Truck. Ali and Ella discuss how the idea for Topup Truck came about, the challenges starting a pandemic business and how businesses like Topup Truck can revolutionise the way consumers shop.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 13: Tackling the takeaway problem with Safia Qureshi

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:21:50 GMT

In this episode Ali and Lamia speak to Safia Qureshi, founder of returnable takeaway packaging service CLUBZERØ. Ali and Safia discuss how CLUBZERØ was conceived and how the business is revolutionising the takeaway food industry by making circularity easy for consumers.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 12: When clothing and brands are built to last – Duncan Money

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:54:37 GMT

In this episode Ali and Hannah speak to Duncan Money, Head of Social and Environmental Impact at the cycling apparel and lifestyle brand Rapha. Ali and Duncan discuss what Rapha is already doing to make their business more sustainable and circular, and where the company hopes to go in the future.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 11: Tackling consumption-based emissions using the circular economy

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:59:51 GMT

In this episode, Wayne and Ali talk to author and renegade economist Kate Raworth, and Joss Bleriot, Executive Lead at Ellen MacArthur Foundation about how the circular economy can tackle consumption-based emissions and the role of cities in addressing climate change.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 10: How London councils are embracing the circular economy

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:43:27 GMT

In this episode, Wayne and Ali talk to Kate Hand, Head of Climate Change at London Councils, about consumption-based emissions, the circular economy and local government.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 9: Fairphone’s journey to a circular economy

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:54:01 GMT

Wayne and Ali talk to Miquel who is the product development lead at Fairphone, the world’s most sustainable mobile phone.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 8: Circular economy and food waste – Chantelle Nicholson

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:53:52 GMT

In this episode we stay on the theme of food waste, talking to food sustainability expert and award-winning chef and author Chantelle Nicholson.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 7: Circular economy and food waste – Winnow

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:52:55 GMT

The episode touches on: The scale of the food waste issue in London; Winnow’s revolutionary technology; the link between food waste and climate change; why tackling it increases profitability for businesses and how cities play a part in food waste reduction.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 6: Circular economy and the revolution of repair

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:48:19 GMT

In this episode Wayne and Ali take a deep dive into repair as a revolutionary act and contextualise repair within the circular economy business model.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 5: A review of our food system with Dr Liz Goodwin and Carolyn Steel

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:39:15 GMT

In this episode we take a wide-lens view of our current food system with the aim of identifying where the shortfalls currently lie in the system and where some of the biggest opportunities for environmental and economic interventions are.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 4: Making recycling work in flats

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:39:57 GMT

Circular economy and recycling The ultimate goal of the circular economy is to redesign our current system so that the products we make can be used again and again. In a circular economy system, recycling is the last resort but an important one for ensuring that valuable resources can be recaptured in the most efficient way. The latest research from our Resource London team shares insights on designing effective systems that better recapture resources from flats. People who live in flats recycle much less than those who live in houses. So, it is increasingly important to design effective resource management programmes that incorporate convenient and inclusive services for residents. Especially considering that over 20% of current housing stock in London are flats and the majority of new housing build will be high density properties. This episode delves into the research results which provide rich insight into factors that influence levels of recycling in purpose-built flats and how to effect changes. Visit the project page for the full report, and to explore additional resources including the toolkit and case studies. Credits With thanks to our contributors: Becky Rowe – owner and head of research at Revealing Reality– a multi-award-winning social research agency. Becky is a leading practitioner of innovative research methods and is at the forefront of behaviour change insight and research. Gemma Scott – manages the Resource London activity to improve recycling performance in London’s purpose built flats. Gemma is a Chartered Waste Manager with over 15 years in the industry working in and with local authority waste teams and the private sector. James Glass – an experienced housing professional working for one the most well-known and established Housing Associations, Peabody.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 3: Circular economy and the built environment

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:39:02 GMT

In this episode, we discuss some of these opportunities and try to answer the question should we retain or rebuild?

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The circular economy playbook, episode 2: Circular economy and sustainable fashion

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:39:47 GMT

What are the circular economy business models driving the transition to a sustainable fashion industry? In this episode we discuss some of these models and speak to some of the great businesses in London putting them into practice and contributing to the city’s transition to a low carbon economy.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 1: What is the circular economy?

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:39:11 GMT

Welcome to the first official episode of The Circular Economy Playbook! Delve into this first episode to find out what the circular economy is and to discover the five main circular economy business models. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, "a circular economy seeks to rebuild capital, whether this is financial, manufactured, human, social or natural. This ensures enhanced flows of goods and services." The butterfly diagram mentioned in this episode illustrates the continuous flow of technical and biological materials through the ‘value circle’, and outlines the three key principles of the circular economy. The video below explains succinctly explains what the circular economy is and the opportunity it presents.

The Adidas FUTURECRAFT LOOP shoe which David Quass, talks about in this episode is a demonstration of a truly circular product. Find out more

about Adidas' inspiration, motivation and process for creating the shoe in the video below and on the Futurecraft site.

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The circular economy playbook, episode 0: Welcome

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:10:38 GMT

A podcast about transitioning to the circular economy brought to you by the London Waste and Recycling Board, sharing real world stories on circular matters that are re-shaping London and the world. This is the podcast for decision makers (and shakers) in business and the public sector. For anyone looking to future proof their organisations by implementing circular practices and business models. It is the one stop shop for insights on circularity. From people who’ve been there, done it and have some lessons to share.

Discover what we have in-store for you in the coming months in this taster episode, which includes a teaser from Adidas on their circular shoe.

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